Jelly Roll Claims Marijuana Has ‘Kept’ Him Sober & Has Helped With Anxiety
Jelly Roll gave a shout out to marijuana because it steered him away from hardcore medicine in an interview printed on Friday, Could 24.“I feel a world with out weed, Jelly Roll’s consuming codeine and popping Xanax and snorting cocaine once more, however a world with weed, I’ll be alright,” mentioned the 39-year-old singer to Style of Nation.
The nation star has been public about his previous struggles with substance abuse and habit, as he talked about that marijuana has helped change into “sober.”
“I get in bother for this, on a regular basis, however my stance on marijuana will at all times be the identical: I consider marijuana has helped me in so many regards, with my anxiousness…It is a scorching button matter, however, actually, marijuana has stored me sober,” he expressed.
After studying from his errors at 23-years-old when he was incarcerated for drug dealing, he now’s an advocate for serving to those that are struggling to stop hardcore medicine. He spoke to the Senate Banking, Housing, and City Affairs committee in January 2024 to take motion towards the distribution and provide of fentanyl in the US. “At each live performance I carry out, I witness the heartbreaking influence of fentanyl…I see followers grappling with this tragedy within the type of music…that they search solace in music and hope that their experiences gained’t befall others…I’m not right here to defend the usage of unlawful medicine, and I additionally perceive the paradox of my historical past as a drug supplier standing in entrance of this committee…However equally, I feel that’s what makes me good to speak about this. I used to be part of the issue. I’m right here now standing as a person that wishes to be part of the answer,” he mentioned.
Except for taking motion nationwide, Jelly Roll advised Individuals that he makes use of his platform for good. “I at all times mentioned that if I ever obtained on this state of affairs, I might do every little thing I might to offer again…The truth that simply me displaying up locations could make individuals joyful is such a present, and I really feel like if God gave me that reward, I ought to present up,” he voiced.
Regardless of weed being his side-kick in serving to defeat the exhausting medicine, he additionally gave credit score to his spouse Bunnie XO – whom he has been married to for eight years — for guiding him down a optimistic path and elevating their youngsters Bailee and Noah. “You’re speaking a few girl that got here in and took a toddler that was quickly to be born and a toddler that [we were] quickly to have full custody of…I might have by no means obtained custody of my daughter with out her. I wouldn’t have had the steadiness or the cash,” he mentioned to Billboard.
His spouse has even taken it to social media to defend Jelly as he targeted on his bodily well being. “Don’t bully individuals, since you by no means know the place they’re mentally…There are lots of people who aren’t as sturdy as me, which are on the web, they usually don’t should f—kin’ be bullied,” she famous after revealing her husband had stop social media because of hate feedback about his measurement which led to “harm him.”